Hi DevilQueen
Welcome to the Graphic Design Forums
I think you have already established the problem, as in most situations in life if you pay peanuts then in 99% of cases you will not get a good result. It sounds as though you have already paid for a few that you have not been happy with, if you had saved up that money from the start then you may have had enough to pay a professional.
Your logo is a VERY important part of your business, before a potential customer even walks through your door your logo will give that customer an impression of who they are dealing with, it can make your company appear large, small, fun, serious, professional, un-professional!...the list goes on. Your logo is the starting point of your whole corporate image, the colours, typography and style of your logo will often dictate how the rest of your company’s literature will look. Hence, do not scrimp on logo design.
There are a few decent logo designers on here, what is your budget?
For a half decent logo you should budget at least £150 and even this is on the low side. Maybe somebody will be in touch with a proposition for you, fingers crossed.
2Dog posted an offer in the offers section and although I have never worked with him before others have been impressed, maybe have a chat?
http://www.graphicdesignforums.co.uk/offers-forum/62-logo-design-offer-39-a.html
Alternatively, if you can save some pennies then the following logo designers that I have worked with are highly recommended:
Mark >
Logo Design - Logo Designer - Graphic Designer - Eagle Imagery
Amanda >
Logo Design and Graphic Design Services
Col >
Pixels Ink
Good Luck :icon_smile: